Civic Intelligence

Pennwriters Inc

EIN 25-1632709 • 501(c)3 • Somerset, PA

Profile

To help writers improve and succeed

PO Box 957Somerset, PA 15501

www.pennwriters.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

23rd percentile

-20%

Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

28th percentile

-28%

Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

60th percentile

5.9%

Faster revenue growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$39,845

Down $15,393 (-28%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$39,845

Down $15,393 (-28%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin23rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$75,307

Up $4,167 (+5.9%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$90,700

Up $16,230 (+22%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$15,393

Down $12,063 (-362%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth28th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $61,481Liabilities 2011: $46Net Assets 2011: $61,4352011Assets 2012: $68,071Liabilities 2012: $623Net Assets 2012: $67,4482012Assets 2013: $62,543Liabilities 2013: $1,995Net Assets 2013: $60,5482013Assets 2015: $57,411Liabilities 2015: $15,324Net Assets 2015: $42,0872015Assets 2016: $48,639Liabilities 2016: $2,705Net Assets 2016: $45,9342016Assets 2017: $56,811Liabilities 2017: $6,172Net Assets 2017: $50,6392017Assets 2018: $68,625Liabilities 2018: $17,073Net Assets 2018: $51,5522018Assets 2019: $52,012Liabilities 2019: $3,950Net Assets 2019: $48,0622019Assets 2020: $44,160Liabilities 2020: $612Net Assets 2020: $43,5482020Assets 2021: $50,775Liabilities 2021: $2,537Net Assets 2021: $48,2382021Assets 2022: $51,973Liabilities 2022: $30Net Assets 2022: $51,9432022Assets 2023: $58,568Net Assets 2023: $58,5682023Assets 2024: $55,238Net Assets 2024: $55,2382024Assets 2025: $39,845Net Assets 2025: $39,8452025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$39,845
Liabilities-
Net Assets$39,845
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth60th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $80,292Expenses 2011: $71,524Net Income 2011: $8,7682011Revenue 2012: $60,901Expenses 2012: $54,888Net Income 2012: $6,0132012Revenue 2013: $91,455Expenses 2013: $98,355Net Income 2013: -$6,9002013Revenue 2015: $70,747Expenses 2015: $84,512Net Income 2015: -$13,7652015Revenue 2016: $72,889Expenses 2016: $69,042Net Income 2016: $3,8472016Revenue 2017: $82,443Expenses 2017: $77,738Net Income 2017: $4,7052017Revenue 2018: $75,204Expenses 2018: $74,291Net Income 2018: $9132018Revenue 2019: $72,112Expenses 2019: $75,601Net Income 2019: -$3,4892019Revenue 2020: $29,624Expenses 2020: $34,137Net Income 2020: -$4,5132020Revenue 2021: $39,189Expenses 2021: $34,498Net Income 2021: $4,6912021Revenue 2022: $79,212Expenses 2022: $75,506Net Income 2022: $3,7062022Revenue 2023: $93,423Expenses 2023: $86,798Net Income 2023: $6,6252023Revenue 2024: $71,140Expenses 2024: $74,470Net Income 2024: -$3,3302024Revenue 2025: $75,307Expenses 2025: $90,700Net Income 2025: -$15,3932025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$75,307
Expenses$90,700
Net Income-$15,393
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$39,845
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$39,845
Revenue
$75,307
Expenses
$90,700
Net income
-$15,393
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$39.8$39.8$75.3$90.7$15.4
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$55.2$55.2$71.1$74.5$3.33
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$58.6$58.6$93.4$86.8$6.63
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$52.0$0.03$51.9$79.2$75.5$3.71
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$50.8$2.54$48.2$39.2$34.5$4.69
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$44.2$0.61$43.5$29.6$34.1$4.51
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$52.0$3.95$48.1$72.1$75.6$3.49
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$68.6$17.1$51.6$75.2$74.3$0.91
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$56.8$6.17$50.6$82.4$77.7$4.71
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$48.6$2.71$45.9$72.9$69.0$3.85
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$57.4$15.3$42.1$70.7$84.5$13.8
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$62.5$2.00$60.5$91.5$98.4$6.90
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$68.1$0.62$67.4$60.9$54.9$6.01
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$61.5$0.05$61.4$80.3$71.5$8.77
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jun 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 12, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$75,307
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To help writers improve and succeed.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SPONSORED AND ORGANIZED A WRITERS' CONFERENCE AND VARIOUS WRITERS' WORKSHOPS- PUBLISHERS AND WRITERS EDUCATE ATTENDEES ON HOW TO IMPROVE WRITING.-$60,395
PUBLISHED A NEWSLETTER PROVIDING ARTICLES ON WRITING WORKSHOPS.-$4,405
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAN E ARNDTPresident-$0--
VICKIE FISHERVice Preside-$0--
TINA CRONESecretary-$0--
CRAIG WEAVERTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Pennwriters Inc
EIN
25-1632709
Phone
8144420509
Address
PO BOX 957, SOMERSET, PA 15501

Signing Officer

Name
Craig Weaver
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5708787056
Signed
2026-02-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cawley Johnson & Sanders Pc
Address
1310 LACKAWANNA TRL, CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411
Preparer
Katelynn M Nichols CPA
Phone
5705631140
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office supplies 5,804 website 42 authors advocacy 152 conference expenses 31,339 speaker/instructor fee 16,855 workshop expense 10,485 event insurance 1,564 total 66,241”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Accounts receivable 96 565 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 2,076 1,901 total 2,172 2,466”

Raw XML Appendix151 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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